Combined billhead and envelop



l. A. CERNICKY.

COMBINED BILLHEAD AND ENVELOP.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17. I919.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

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IG NATIUS A. CERNICKY, F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

CQMBINEID BILLHEAD AND ENVELDP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

Application filed June 17, 1919. Serial No. 304,889.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IGNATIUS A. (human, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinedBillheads and Envelops; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull,

' clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in envelops of thattype adapted to be folded by the user from a flat sheet and having abill head or other message sheet integrally formed therewith andseparated therefrom by fold lines whereby in preparing the envelop formailing, the message sheet is folded within the confines of the envelopportions which are then folded and pasted together.

It is in general the object of my invention to increase the facilitywith which such combined envelop and message sheets may be manipulated,both' with respect to preparing the device for mailing and with respectto opening the device and detaching the bill head or other messagesection so that it may be filed in the usual manner.

It is a more detailed object of my invention to provide an arrangementfor facilitating the introduction of a slitting member between portionsof the envelop, so that the envelop may be opened.

A further and important object resides in the provision of anarrangement whereby the envelop may be closed by a minimum total expanseof paste carrying surfaces in a manner insuring complete concealment ofthe contents of the message sheet attached thereto. I

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, which will beapparent as the description proceeds, my invention resides .in the novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more particularly described and defined by the appendedclaims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a combined message sheet embodying myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a view partly in perspective of the structure folded and readyfor the pasting operation.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of the folded and pasted structure,illustrating particularly the means for facilitating the introduction ofa sealing member between portions of the envelop.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, 5 and 6 designaterespectively the front and rear wall sections of an envelop, which areconnected by the fold lines 7, the front wall section 5 bein providedwith a transparent window 8 0 conventional nature for exposure of thesalutation of a message sheet, to form the address of the envelop. Themessage section 9 extends from the ends of the envelop wall sections 5and--6, being separated therefrom by a fold line 10 extending entirelythrough the body sheet and separating flap sections 11 and 12respectively at the bottom of the sheet which are divided from themessage sheet 9 and wall section 6 by a fold line 13. The body sheet isthus substantially square in shape. A paste flap 14 projects from theotherwise free end'of the front wall section 5 of the envelop, extendingthroughout said end of the section. A second paste flap 15 extends fromthe top edge of the front wall section 5, said flap extending from thecorner adj acent the flap 14 to a point spaced inwardly of the innercorner and between said inner corner and said point a tab 16 projects aslight distance from the section 5.

In the use of my improved device, the desired message is written on thesheet section 9, the envelop sections being folded onto the back of thesection 9 if it is desiredto insert the sheet in a typewriter. Thesection 9, with the message written thereon is then folded on the line10 onto the envelop sections. Said envelop sections are then foldedtogether on the line 7 with the message section disposed therebetween.The flaps 11 and 12 thus coincide, and these flaps, as shown in Fig. 2,are then bent and tucked between the free top edge of the message sheetsection and the wall section 5 of the envelop. The flaps 14 and 15 arethen folded onto and pasted to the rear wall 6 of the envelop structure.

The device is thus adapted for mailing in a manner involving a mostconvenient manipulation, it being noted that but a pair of paste flapsare utilized and that the message is completely sealed from possiblescrutiny while the sections of the structure are intact, the integralconnection of one side of the message sheet section with the envelopsections serving to prevent exposure at the end of the envelop remotefrom the paste section 14. In opening the envelop, a pencil or otherslitting member is inserted between the front wall section 5 and theflap 12, the slitting member being guided in this insertion by the tab16 which projects from one corner of the envelop in the final foldedposition of its parts, as shown particularly in Fig. 8. The slittingmember is then moved about the envelop, tearing the paste flaps 14 andl5. Thus the sheet may be opened out, and the message sheet section maybe detached from the envelop by tearing on the fold line 10.

If desired, the flap 11 at the bottom of the message section may beeliminated without affectlng the operation of the device. Also, variouschanges and modifications of structure may be resorted to, .to meetdiffering conditions of use, without departing in any manner from thespirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A combined envelop and message sheet comprising envelop sectionsconnected on adjacent longitudinal edges, a message sheet extending fromand connected with adjacent ends of the envelop sections, a sealing flapon the otherwise free longitudinal edge of one of the envelopsections,-a sealing flap on the otherwise free end edge of one of theenvelop sections, said first named sealing flap extending from an outercorner of the sheet to a point spaced from the inner end of the envelopsection to which it is attached, whereby to form a space between thesaid flap and the inner end of the envelop section for the insertion ofan opening instrument and a flap extending from the sheet extending fromand connected with adjacent ends of theenvelop sections, a sealing flapon 'the otherwise free longitudinal edge of one 1 0f the envelopsections, a-sealing flap on theotherwise'free end edge of one of theenvelop sections, said first named sealing flap extending from an outercorner of the sheet toa point spaced from the inner end of the envelopsection to which it is attaohe'd, whereby to form a, space between thesaid flap and the inner end of the envelop section for the insertion. ofan opening instrument, a flap extending from the otherwise freelongitudinal edge of the other envelop section and adapted to be tuckedbetween the message. sheet and the flap carrying section, to close thespace between the sections of the message sheet adjacent the saidopening for receiving the openinginstrument and a guide tab projectingfrom the envelop section betweenthe first mentioned sealing flap and theinner end of the section to which the first mentioned sealingflap isattached.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin.

IGrNATIUS A. CERNICKY,

